【#1120】Separation of Abduction from Nuclear Issue Has Moved Pyongyang
February 19, 2024 “The day of the prime minister’s Pyongyang visit might come,” said North Korea’s de facto No.2 Kim Yo Jong in a statement on February 15, referring to Japanese Prime Minister Fum...
【#1119】Japan Should Also Prepare for Trump’s Comeback
February 19, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is almost certain to become the Republican presidential nominee this year, has sparked controversy by effectively encouraging Russia to at...
【#1118】Komeito Should Fulfill Its Responsibility as a Coalition Partner
February 19, 2024 The leadership of the Komeito Party, a junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, remains cautious over the joint development of the next-generation fighter...
【#1117】It Is Time to Provide Strong Support to Ukraine
February 13, 2024 On January 14, a Russian A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Sea of Azov, southeast of Ukraine. Although ...
【#1116】Too Early to End Monetary Easing in Japan
February 5, 2024 The Bank of Japan has persistently continued with monetary easing in order to completely overcome deflation that has been stagnating Japan’s economy for a long time. Under its mon...
【#1115】Abe Faction Disbandment Reflects Heavenly Voice
February 5, 2024 The largest faction within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party was destined to be disbanded. This is because the Abe faction, officially known as the Seiwa Policy Study Group,...
【#1114】S. Korean Court Admitted Academic Freedom in Ruling on Comfort Women
January 29, 2024 On January 24, the Seoul Western District Court acquitted a former university professor accused of defamation through a remark that wartime comfort women were a kind of prostitute...
【#1113】Pyongyang’s Policy Shift Stems from People’s Longing for South
January 29, 2024 A major policy shift is taking place in Pyongyang. South Korea is not part of the same nation to be reunified, but an enemy country to be conquered by war, according to North Kore...
【#1112】Plight of Kawaguchi City Accepting Foreigners Loosely
January 29, 2024 Kawaguchi City in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo is a core city with a population of 600,000, of which about 40,000 or 6.7% are foreigners. While many of them are familiar with the...
【#1111】Aim for Policy-oriented Politics Following Abe’s Example
January 29, 2024 The late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aimed for policy-oriented politics. In the first place, factions emerged within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to respond, in a s...
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